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Caffeine is a difficult thing for a mother with a newborn; it can be a great way of dealing with countless sleepless nights, but on the other hand, many might wonder whether if it’s ok when you’re breastfeeding. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you’re one of the 90% of Americans who intake caffeine daily, and you might even find you’re addicted, with a recent study by the University of Florida finding 15% of caffeine users meet the criteria for addiction. Caught in this struggle between

Lots of parents assume that a night light is one of those baby essentials that every nursery requires. After all, a well-placed night light can reduce the fumbling usually associated with middle-of-the-night diaper changes and feedings. But is a night light distracting to your baby? Do you really need one? What kind of night light should you buy? Keep reading for our baby night light do’s and don’ts, as well as a list of our top 5 favorite baby night lights!
Baby Night Light Do’s and

Getting your baby to sleep well at night can be challenging enough without factoring feedings into the mix. But what about when your baby's feeding schedule is the root cause of the constant nighttime wakings? What about when your baby feeds constantly at night and not much during the day - how are you supposed to solve THAT problem?
Never fear - we can help. Read on for details!
Reverse Cycling: What It Is, and Why Some Babies Do It
Speaking of 'baby breastfeeds constantly at night and

Welcome to part 4, the final part, of my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! If you are just joining us, you might want to start at part 1, where I discuss reasons why breastfeeding moms sometimes struggle with sleep. Today, I'll go over options for breastfeeding moms when it comes to "sleep training coaching" or as I actually prefer to say "helping your baby learn to fall asleep unassisted" (who really wants to think of "training" your baby?).
How breastfeeding is different than

Welcome to part 3 of my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! If you are just joining us, you might want to start at part 1, where I discuss reasons why breastfeeding moms sometimes struggle with sleep. Today, I'll go over the way mom's diet or medication might affect baby's sleep.
Breastfeeding Mom's Diet
In general, breastfeeding moms do not need to limit their diet. Most babies will not be sensitive to anything in your diet and some sources even say one glass of wine or alcohol in small

Welcome to part 2 of my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! If you are just joining us, you might want to start at part 1, where I discuss reasons why breastfeeding moms sometimes struggle with sleep. Today, I'll go over the number of times you should expect to breastfeed at night at different ages, how teething might affect breastfeeding moms, and discuss weaning.
Night Feedings
One of the more important things I would like to stress in this series is that when some websites or even

Breastfeeding moms are very loving and caring moms! And, so are formula feeding moms! Although I breastfed both my boys for their first year, I am also a firm believer in respecting a parent's choice for how they choose to feed their baby, so I welcome all to my Baby Sleep and Breastfeeding Series! This series is going to discuss baby sleep and how it relates to breastfeeding, and not discuss anything to do with whether breastfeeding or bottle feeding or formula feeding is better, worse or

I breastfed my first son for 13 months and am still breastfeeding my second (he's now 5 1/2 months as I'm writing this). As I've said before, we also used a crying sleep training method with my first and a no-cry sleep training method for my second (so far). They are just two very different temperaments.
Although I used a crying sleep training method for my first son, I was pretty turned off by an article I read that promoted crying it out to wean breastfeeding. Part of my philosophy is that